For years, the main mission for the team behind UCLA’s Operation Mend was to heal the visible wounds of the servicemen and women coming home from the wars of Iraq and Afghanistan. Surgeons and ...

For many active-duty service members and spouses, long-anticipated homecomings can become heartbreaking. For Jenna Malone, the stakes to save her marriage were high after her husband, Issac, a U.S.

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One morning about 15 years ago, United States Vietnam veteran Ric Ryan pledged 25 cents for every friendly wave he got on his long daily walks to Operation Mend, which provides free, lifesaving care ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A special program called "Operation Mend" is helping wounded war veterans -- and their families -- get their lives back on track. CBS2's Amy Johnson met some of the veterans ...

WESTWOOD LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Veterans returning from war need all types of support. One program includes a very special therapist: a golden retriever named "Logan." Logan is helping vets and their ...

During halftime at The Lakers game on November 6, 2016, UCLA Health and The Lakers honored six retired servicemen who received specialized medical, surgical and mental-health care through the UCLA ...

“Lockheed Martin is honored to partner with UCLA and Operation Mend to make sure that our wounded warriors receive the best medical care possible,” said Bob Stevens, Lockheed Martin's executive ...

Sunday TODAY's Willie Geist meets two Marines, Angelica Jimenez and Oyoana Allende, who were victims of a deadly attack near Camp Fallujah in Iraq in 2005. UCLA's Operation Mend is helping to heal ...

When James Gentile walks up New York’s Fifth Avenue on Wednesday in the Veterans Day parade, he will think about the people who gave him back the gift of sight. Gentile feared he would be left blind ...

UNDATED HealthFirst reporter Leslie Toldo tells us more about this program for soldiers who suffer some of the most devastating injuries. It's called "Operation Mend," a free service run by some of ...